Chichi Menakaya

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Chichi Menakaya
Born
Chinyelu Uchechukwu Anne-Menakaya

(1980-06-04) 4 June 1980 (age 44)
NationalityNigerian
Education MSc, Imperial College London, 2011

RCSI, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2011

MBBS, University of Ibadan, 2006

Chichi Menakaya (Chinyelu Uchechukwu Anne-Menakaya) is a Nigerian Trauma and Orthopedic Surgeon based in the United Kingdom. She is the founder of Annomo Health concierge service, [1] [2] which brings together doctors and hospitals to the awareness of patients. [1] [3] [4]

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Menakaya has held honorary lectures at Hull and York Medical Schools in Yorkshire, United kingdom and works as a surgical medical student tutor for the University College of London. [5] [3] She is also the Founder of Okwuís_Frocentric, a fashion line with African ideas. [6]

Early life and education

She was born on June 4, 1980 to Dr. Tim Menakaya (Nigeria's former Minister of Health) and Chief Magistrate Ann Menakaya in Nigeria. She hails from Umunya in Anambra State of Nigeria. [3] [7]  She attended the University of Ibadan from 1999 to 2006. While there, she served as Director of Finance, Federation of African Medical and Dental Students, and later earned a bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery. She then proceeded to the Imperial College, London in 2009 and earned a master's degree in Surgical Technology with supplementary module in Medico-legal Diploma from that college in 2011. She attended the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 2011 and she is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS RCSEng). [3] [8]

Career

Menakaya founded Annomo in 2013. [3] [4] [9] In 2020, the group donated boxes of masks to rural areas and hospitals in Nigeria. [10] Menakaya served as the development director (Europe) for RISE Global Health Initiative from July 2014 to September 2017. She served as clinical Research Fellow for Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals from August 2011 to August 2013. She was orthopaedic trauma travelling and research fellow for Harvard medical school and Massachusetts General Hospital from 2013 to 2016. In 2023, she became a National Health Service (NHS) Clinical Entrepreneur Fellow. [3] [8] Menakaya, through a non-profit organization, Okwuí Mask Scheme, based in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, empowers victims of domestic violence. [11] [12]

Volunteer services

Menakaya served as lce Hockey Doctor for the Hull Stingrays lce Hockey Club from September 2009 to August 2013. She is Foundation Board Member, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust from June 2007 to Present. Menakaya was Mail Room and Campaign Volunteer, Society for Protection of Unborn Children from July 2006 to August 2007 and Director, CareConnect Incorporated from September 2015 to Present. She was Academic Honorary Clinical Tutor for Hull York Medical School (HYMS) from August 2011 to August 2013. [3]

Recognitions

Menakaya was awarded the Marcela Uribe Zamudio Award for Women Researchers (Issued by SICOT. Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie) Nov 2014; [13] Travelling Fellow and Research Collaborator (Issued by Harvard Orthopedics Combined Residency Program) Sep 2013.; [3] and, Year of the African Child Essay Award for Eastern Nigeria (Issued by UNICEF)  Jun 1997. [3]

Personal life

Menakaya is cousin to Lorenzo Menakaya. The name of her company, Annomo, is taken from the names of her mother, “Ann Okwuchukwu Menakaya Orakwue.” [10]

Publications

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  1. 1 2 Ajakaiye, Fadekemi. "Experts to Reveal Secret of Lasting Weight Loss at Annomo Webinar". This Day . Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  2. ↑ Okeke-Korieocha, Ifeoma (2021-06-27). "Our service is patient-driven, not profit-driven - Menakaya". Business Day (Nigeria) . Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Dr. Chichi Menakaya Profile by Annomo.pdf". Annomo. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. 1 2 Ajayi, Faith (2024-02-03). "How to end domestic violence in Nigeria — UK-based surgeon, Menakaya". The Punch . Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ↑ "The Team – Silver Care Africa" . Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  6. ↑ admin. "Get Down With Dr.Chichi Menakaya – Surgeon, Human rights activist and Fashion designer – Okwui.com" . Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ↑ THEWILL (2021-06-28). "Nigeria's Health Sector Needs Better Regulation, Policies – Menakaya" . Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  8. 1 2 "Nigerians should be free to seek healthcare anywhere — Dr Chichi Menakaya, CEO, Annomo Health". Vanguard (Nigeria) . July 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ Awodipe, Tobi (2021-07-24). "'I've met people who believed I shouldn't succeed as a surgeon because of my gender, colour'". The Guardian (Nigeria) . Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  10. 1 2 "I still consult my father for guidance, words of wisdom — Chichi, ex-minister Menakaya's daughter". Vanguard (Nigeria) . June 24, 2021.
  11. ↑ Charles, Kumolu (January 30, 2019). "DR MENAKAYA: Surgeon redesigning lives with fashion, passion". Vanguard (Nigeria) .
  12. ↑ Ajayi, Faith (2024-02-03). "How to end domestic violence in Nigeria — UK-based surgeon, Menakaya". The Punch . Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  13. ↑ "Miss Chichi Menakaya". Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Rotation. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  14. ↑ Menakaya, C. U.; Khan, A. S.; Nunn, T.; Pennington, N.; Ward, M.; Malhotra, R.; Muthukumar, N.; Mohsen, A. (April 2015). "Patient evaluation of outpatient venous thromboembolism prophylaxis service following lower limb injuries using a developed validated questionnaire". Journal of Perioperative Practice. 25 (4): 72–77. doi:10.1177/175045891502500403. ISSN   1750-4589. PMID   26012185.
  15. ↑ Menakaya, C. U.; Boddice, T.; Malhotra, R.; Ingoe, H.; Shah, M.; Muthukumar, N.; Allgar, V.; Mohsen, A. (2014). "Outpatients thromboprophylaxis following lower limb immobilisation: an institution's experience". European Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 4 (5): 335–339. doi:10.1007/s12570-013-0240-0. ISSN   1867-4569.
  16. ↑ Menakaya, C. U.; Ingoe, H.; Malhotra, R.; Shah, M.; Boddice, T.; Mohsen, A. (December 2013). "Quality of operation notes in orthopaedic hip arthroplasty surgery: are we complying with British Orthopaedic Association's guide to good practice?". Journal of Perioperative Practice. 23 (12): 273–276. doi:10.1177/175045891302301201. ISSN   1750-4589. PMID   24404704.
  17. ↑ Menakaya, C. U.; Pennington, N.; Muthukumar, N.; Joel, J.; Ramirez Jimenez, A. J.; Shaw, C. J.; Mohsen, A. (May 2013). "The cost of outpatient venous thromboembolism prophylaxis following lower limb injuries". The Bone & Joint Journal. 95-B (5): 673–677. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.95B5.30555. ISSN   2049-4408. PMID   23632680.
  18. ↑ Menakaya, Cu; Rigby, As; Hadland, Y; Barron, E; Sharma, H (March 2014). "Fracture healing following high energy tibial trauma: Ilizarov versus Taylor Spatial Frame". The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 96 (2): 106–110. doi:10.1308/003588414X13824511650335. ISSN   0035-8843. PMC   4474236 . PMID   24780666.
  19. ↑ Nunn, T.; Menakaya, C.; Bunola, J. (October 2013). "loop stitch technique for hamstring tendon grafts". Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 95 (7): 530. doi:10.1308/003588413X13781990150491c. ISSN   1478-7083. PMC   5868641 . PMID   24112505.
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